From May 15 to 18, the Fondation Jean-Pierre Perreault invited the entire dance community to take part in the focus day series Between Traces and Writing. Featuring round table discussions, conversations, performances and workshops, the event explored the themes of traces, notation, documentation, memory, body/archives…
From May 15 to 18, 2018, the Fondation Jean-Pierre Perreault presented a series of focus days and workshops at Hexagram-UQAM, titled Between Traces and Writings. The event included round table discussions, performances and workshops focused on the themes of traces, notations, documentation, memories, body/archives and…
In this second video from the project by multidisciplinary artist Alida Esmail, she traces the origins of the project and describes its different phases. Drawing on her family lineage from India’s Muslim communities, through Africa, to Canada, Alida would like to delve deeper into the…
How does Kimberley de Jong rediscover his process of reactivating bodily memories in Caroline Laurin-Beaucage’s work GROUND? The project Le corps qui cherche is an exploratory phase of doctoral student Mélissa Raymond‘s research-creation project Chorégraphier les restes: approche écosomatique du corps-archive. It is intended as a journey through the…
In this podcast episode, the street dance artist reflects on how he has woven Linda Rabin’s legacy – first encountered when he was a young student in his early days at LADMMI – into his own teaching practice. Empathy, embracing the inner experience, sensitivity, and…
Six dance artists and teachers share their experiences of the adaptability and creativity they had to demonstrate in order to continue teaching during the lockdown caused by the COVID-19 crisis. A generous conversation with Sarah Bild, Marie Claire Forté, Sara Hanley, Susanna Hood, Alanna Kraaijeveld,…